title: Aorto-iliac arteriosclerotic disease in young human adults.
abstract: A highly selected group of patients younger than 50 years of age operated on for isolated aorto-iliac arteriosclerotic disease over a 7 year period has been investigated. The group has a significant dominance of females, and the patients are further characterised by being apparently otherwise "healthy" individuals. The indication for surgery was intermittent claudication in 80% and rest pain/gangrene in the remainder, with a low postoperative morbidity and no mortality. The overall cumulative patency rate is 89% at 4 years. At follow-up, a large majority of the patients were free of symptoms and the long-term results were significantly better in females. The question arises whether our group of patients, especially the young females with isolated aorto-iliac arteriosclerotic lesion, represent a separate disease entity which, when properly treated, is a benign and curable condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aalborg Sygehus, Denmark.
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Egeblad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000502:physiology